Land Use Data for Latitude 15.25 Longitude -86.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| La Muralla and surrounding areas La Muralla National Park Pico Bonito-Rio Valle Aguan |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land
Ecosystems
Mediterranean humidWarm Tropics humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Crops
BananasBananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
300 to 329Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 28 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 40Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Cerro La Mina | Antimony |
| La Union Mine | Antimony |
| Mangulile Mines | Gold |
| Sierra Prieta and Puertecito | Antimony |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
